If you live in, work in or regularly visit Gloucester, you will at some point have had to tackle Westgate Island.

More than just home to Dunelm Mill, Jollyes pet shop and several other retailers, it's one of the city's busiest traffic junctions - but it confuses a lot of people.

It's a major roundabout alright, but it's also akin to a slip road and to stop or not to stop is a dilemma you can see played out by many a driver over the course of a day.

Westgate Island in Gloucester

It's also a question that has provoked a huge debate on one of the city's 'spotted' Facebook pages. This is the quandary one motorist wants answering:

Help me out folk. This question is about the island that has Dunelm on it. So if you are coming in to Gloucester from Over indicating right move in to that lane, at the end of that small section you are looking left to merge into the left lane. Who has right of way? Cos that traffic coming from the St Oswalds direction isn't slowing for anything, yet essentially I would have thought the give way to the right applied?

It's sparked a slew of responses, with two definite camps emerging - those who say keep going at all costs and filter in, and those who say give way.

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Comments from the 'filter' camp:

"Match speeds, filter and flow. It's damn simple if you use your eyes, mirrors and indicators. The intersection points are unpainted so right if way should be mutual. Drive with consideration for other vehicles. Don't stop."

"This does my god damn head in! Anyone who stops is is causing problems... just keep moving indicate and wait for a gap.. if you're crossing with some else coming the other way just let them go or get in front of them.. just don't stop... it's dangerous."

"It's a contraflow not a roundabout, merge in gaps. If you stop, you'll be the one causing the danger. Merge in turn, pick spot, go. Everyone else will do the same."

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And the 'give way' camp:

"How can people say 'just don't stop like some idiots' when oncoming traffic aren't slowing down!?? Surely the people that don't stop are the careless "idiots". Just use your head and go when it's safe!"

"Highway Code clearly states in the UK you give way to right."

The majority consensus is that, as long as you're sensible and keep moving, you will find a gap.

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Many have wondered why there aren't more accidents there, and the below map backs up that it's actually quite a safe junction, with just seven reported accidents on it between 2010 and 2014, the latest data from Gloucestershire's Road Safety Partnership. Only one of those was classed as 'serious' and the other six were all 'slight'.

Crash data for Westgate Island

What does a driving instructor say?

Andy Carroll has been teaching people to drive in Gloucester for years, and says the Island should be a fairly simple proposition.

"As a given rule, you give way to your right, but Westgate Island is designed in such a way that there shouldn't really be a need to stop," he said.

"You can vary your speed and filter in accordingly to the traffic. If there's lots of traffic coming into the city, and you're coming from B&Q and need to go towards Newent, then you might have to, but generally people can change their speed accordingly.

"There are no 'give way' markings, but as a rule, give way to the right."